Question
WRITE AN EQUATION You bought a 5 magazine and four erasers. You spent a total of 25 How much did each eraser cost?
Solution
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Clara Maria
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Resposta
The cost of each eraser is $5.
Explicação
## Step 1Let's denote the cost of each eraser as
. According to the problem, the total cost of the magazine and four erasers is $25. This can be represented by the equation:###
## Step 2To solve for
, we first isolate the term with
on one side of the equation. We do this by subtracting 5 from both sides of the equation.###
## Step 3Simplify the right side of the equation to get:###
## Step 4Finally, to solve for
, we divide both sides of the equation by 4.###